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REAL HUMANS? : Affective imaginaries of the human and its Others in the Swedish TV series Äkta människor

2019

According to the Swedish science fiction TV series Äkta människor (Real Humans, SVT and Matador film 2012-2014), humanoid robots called “hubots” are replacing the human workforce in care work and assembly line industries. Against the backdrop of current debates about immigration and citizenship in the Nordic countries, this article does a close, contextual reading of the series, exploring how the hubots influence work and family life. We are particularly interested in how hubots tie in with the cultural circulation of affect in relation to Otherness and how responses towards the “not-quite” human or dehumanized Other are negotiated in the present-day Nordic cultural imaginaries. What kinds …

Acylated Triterpene Saponins from Atroxima libericaStapf

2011

The four new acylated triterpene saponins 1–4, isolated as two pairs of isomers and named libericosides A1/A2 and B1/B2, one pair of isomers 5/6, the (Z)-isomer libericoside C2 (5) being new, one new sucrose ester, atroximoside (7), and eight known compounds were isolated from the roots of Atroxima liberica by repeated MPLC and VLC on normal and reversed-phase silica gel. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive 1D- and 2D-NMR studies (1H- and 13C-NMR, DEPT, COSY, TOCSY, NOESY, HSQC, and HMBC) and mass spectrometry as 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosylpresenegenin 28-{O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(13)-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(14)-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-4-O-[(E)-3,4-dimethoxycinnamoyl]-β-D-f…

Phytochemical analysis of two Weigela florida cultivars, “Pink Poppet” and “Jean’s Gold”

2020

Abstract Nine different oleanane-type glycosides were extracted and isolated by various chromatographic methods from two Weigela florida cultivars, “Pink Poppet” and “Jean’s Gold”. From the roots of W. florida “Pink Poppet”, three monodesmosidic oleanolic acid saponins 1, 4, 5 were obtained, together with one hederagenin ester 6 from the leaves, and six bidesmosidic saponins 2, 3, 6-9 were isolated from the leaves of W. florida “Jean’s Gold”. Among compounds 1-9, three were previously undescribed (1-3) and six (4-9) were already published in the literature. Their structures were assigned by spectroscopic analysis mainly 2D NMR and mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The cytotoxicity of the isolated…

Bafouoside C, a new triterpenoid saponin from the roots of Cussonia bancoensis Aubrev. & Pellegr.

2014

Abstract A new triterpenoid saponin named bafouoside C 3-O-β- d -glucopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-[β- d -galactopyranosyl-(1 → 2)]-β- d -glucuronopyranosyloleanolic acid 28-O-β- d -glucopyranosyl ester; (1), together with five known compounds 3-O-β- d -galactopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β- d -glucuronopyranosyloleanolic acid (2), 23-hydroxyursolic acid (3), 28-O-α- l -rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-O-β- d -glucopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-O-β- d -glucopyranosyl-23-hydroxyursolic acid (4), 3-O-β- d -glucopyranosyl-23-hydroxyursolic acid (5), and 3-O-α- l -arabinopyranosyl-23-hydroxyursolic acid (6), were isolated from the roots of Cussonia bancoensis Aubrev. & Pellegr. Their structures were established on the basis of 1D- and 2…

Structure elucidation of new oleanane-type glycosides from three species of Acanthophyllum

2010

From the roots of three species of Acanthophyllum (Caryophyllaceae), two new gypsogenic acid glycosides, 1 and 2, were isolated, 1 from A. sordidum and A. lilacinum, 2 from A. elatius and A. lilacinum, together with three known saponins, glandulosides B and C, and SAPO50. The structures of 1 and 2 were established mainly by 2D NMR techniques as 23-O-β-D-galactopyranosylgypsogenic acid-28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(13)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(16)]-β-D-galactopyranoside (1) and gypsogenic acid-28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(13)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(16)]-β-D-galactopyranoside (2). The cytotoxicity of several of these saponins was evaluated against two human colon cancer cell lines (HT-29 and HCT 116). Copyr…

Chiese colonnari in Sicilia (XVI secolo)

2009

Nei primi decenni del Cinquecento la gara tra le confraternite mariane di Palermo riportò nel dibattito architettonico il tema della chiesa impostata su colonne. Il mito normanno e le contemporanee ricerche del Nord Italia furono sintetizzate per realizzare edifici moderni e suggestivi. In breve tempo la vicenda innescò la costruzione di una serie di nuove fabbriche colonnari nell'intera isola: Santa Maria di Portosalvo, Santa Maria della Catena, Santa Maria la Nova,Santa Maria del Gesù a Trapani,la chiesa madre di Caltabellotta e il San Francesco a Tortorici.

Autophagic cell death induced by Litchi fruit extracts in human colon cancer cells.

2016

Litchi chinensis is a tropical fruit which cultivation has been recently introduced in Sicily. Some findings have shown that Litchi extracts display antitumor effects but the underlying mechanisms have not been elucidated. This study focuses on the effects of Litchi hydro-alcoholic extracts in colorectal cancer cells. The results indicated that Litchi exocarp (peel), mesocarp (pulp) and endocarp (seeds) extracts reduce the viability of HT-29 colon cancer cells in a dose dependent manner. This effect was accompanied with G2/M arrest of the cell cycle followed by cell death. Interestingly, exocarp and endocarp extracts triggered an autophagic response in the first phase of treatment (16-24h) …

Cáncer de colon. Estudio de base poblacional de la aplicación de las gráficas de control CUSUM en el análisis del estado ganglionar

2017

INTRODUCCIÓN. En nuestro medio, el cáncer colorrectal es el tumor maligno más frecuentemente diagnosticado en ambos sexos y representa una de las principales causas de muerte por cáncer. La afectación ganglionar se ha relacionado de una manera directa con la supervivencia y con el intervalo libre de enfermedad. El número total de ganglios analizados, incluso en los pacientes con estadio ganglionar pN0, es un demostrado factor pronóstico. Por lo que los nuevos métodos de estadificación ganglionar, cociente ganglionar (LNR) y logaritmo de odds ganglionar (LODDS), pueden ofrecer ventajas respecto a la clasificación TMN para la obtención de subgrupos de riesgo similar. Las gráficas Cumulative S…

Italian approaches to self-determination: theory and practice

2015

L'abolitionnisme de Victor Schoelcher, un humanisme mâtiné de colonialisme et de moralisme

1999

Although this title might be somewhat provocative, there is no intent to be anti-schoelcherist. The aim is not to diminish Victor Schoelcher's considerable achievements, but to fight against the unanimous preconceptions that have transformed this man into a myth. By studying the legal and political consequences of his proposals and his engagements, we have underlined not only the extent and complexity of his work for the Republic - that has been little known up to now, though Schoelcher ought to be considered to be one of the fathers of the Republic - but his contradictions too. Schoelcher was so sure of the virtues of the republican values of the mother country, that his fight, albeit huma…